After talking in class today, I thought a little further into the way we as educators need to understand the way time is inevitably changing. Time has always been changing and it constantly will be. Although it may seem like our technology is extremely developed, there is so much more that I'm sure will be evolving and changing. We've discussed the idea of so called "training" students to be able to learn things in the future and not just to learn and understand what is going on now. It's almost as though the teachers' need to be one step ahead. Teachers should be opening students minds with the thought of keeping it open to keep learning and understanding as society and times are changing. It can't just be about the moment the test is handed back and the grades come out, we need to begin understanding and focusing on the after.
I found this article, http://tribune.com.pk/story/459484/education-system-must-adapt-or-face-extinction-say-experts/, that talks about exactly this. It talks about the way that in the environment when changes begin happening organisms have to start adapting or they will not survive. However, it seems like the education system has been static even if their adaptations don't really "fit" anymore. Basically the point is, education needs to learn to move with the times and more importantly to keep the students moving far beyond it.
You are exactly right, more focus needs to come to the after the test part of education. We need the students to want to have learned this information that they are being tested on, this way they want to go on and learn more about the topic on there own and maybe eventually make this their field of work they go into.
ReplyDeleteYes! You are exactly right. I also think students need to open their minds and keep learning about how society is changing and how to focus more about what comes after the exam.
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